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Goeppertia allouia (syn. Calathea allouia), known as lerén or lairén in Spanish, and also known in English as Guinea arrowroot, and sweet corn root, is a plant in the arrowroot family, native to northern South America and the Caribbean. The name "allouia" is derived from the Carib name for the plant. Lerén is a minor food crop in the American tropics, but was one of the earliest plants domesticated by pre-historic Amerindians in South America.

Goeppertia crocata (syn. Calathea crocata), the saffron-coloured calathea or eternal flame plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to Bahia and Espírito Santo states of eastern Brazil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a hothouse ornamental.

Goeppertia rufibarba (syn. Calathea rufibarba), the furry feather or velvet calathea, is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family, native to Bahia state of northeastern Brazil. The plant's common names are due to its fuzzy, fur-like underleaf texture, which is unusual in its genus. Common as a houseplant, the species requires warm temperatures, shade, and humidity to thrive, and may produce small yellow flowers. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Goeppertia makoyana (syn. Calathea makoyana), also known as peacock plant or cathedral windows, is a species of plant belonging to the genus Goeppertia in the family Marantaceae, native to Espírito Santo state of eastern Brazil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Goeppertia monophylla is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family which is native to Brazil. Goeppertia monophylla blooms annually. Depending on its location, G. monophylla may flower for around four months, or for nearly the entire year. The pollinators of Goeppertia monophylla include the hummingbird Phaethornis ruber and the bee Eulaema (pseudoeulaema) pseudocingulata.

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Goeppertia veitchiana (syn. Calathea veitchiana) is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The plant was discovered near Cuenca by the Victorian plant collector Richard Pearce in 1862, and named in honour of his employers, James Veitch & Sons.

Goeppertia micans is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Its native range is Mexico to Tropical South America. Goeppertia micans is similar in appearance to Goeppertia fucata; however, G. micans is taller and does not have variegated leaves. The Ngäbe-Buglé people use it in traditional medicine.

Goeppertia louisae (syn. Calathea louisae) is a species of plant belonging to the genus Goeppertia, native to Rio de Janeiro state of southeast Brazil but cultivated in other places as an ornamental. Goeppertia louisae is an herb up to 80 cm tall. Leaf blades are up to 22 cm long, 10 cm wide, with two different shades of green running in stripes from the costa to the margins. Color Full® Feather Touch™ Prayer Plant, 'Maui Queen', 'Misto', and 'Variegated' are cultivated varieties.

Goeppertia ecuadoriana (syn. Calathea ecuadoriana) is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Goeppertia burle-marxii is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family native to Brazil. It is named after Roberto Burle Marx. Common names for Goeppertia burle-marxii include "Blue Ice Calathea" and "White Ice Calathea". Goeppertia burle-marxii is closely related to Goeppertia cylindrica, and may be confused with it when not flowering.

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Goeppertia sanderiana is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Its native range is northern Peru, and it has been introduced to El Salvador and Honduras. It is used in horticulture for its foliage.

Goeppertia roseopicta is a species of flowering plant in the arrowroot and prayer-plant family Marantaceae, native to northwestern Brazil's Amazonian basin. It is marketed as a houseplant under its former name and synonym Calathea roseopicta. It is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial, growing to 50 cm (20 in), and is very similar in appearance to G. makoyana. The typical "wild-type", or "natural" form, has papery, ovate leaves of a pastel, seafoam-green hue, outlined with a dark-green edging and "painted" horizontally from the midribs with darker streaks; typical of other species in its

Goeppertia petersenii is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family. It is native to southeastern Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests up to 500 meters elevation. The species was first described as Calathea petersenii by Henrik Franz Alexander von Eggers in 1893. In 2012 Finn Borchsenius and Stella Suárez placed the species in genus Goeppertia as G. petersenii.

Goeppertia nidulans is a rare species of plant in the genus Goeppertia of the family Marantaceae. The native range of this species is Colombia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Goeppertia marantifolia is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Goeppertia marantifolia is native to Central America to Ecuador. The flowers do not open spontaneously.

Goeppertia majestica (syn. Calathea majestica), the majestic prayer plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, and northern Brazil, and has been introduced to Venezuela. In the Amazon, the leaves of G. majestica (referred to as Calathea gigas) are traditionally used for lining baskets for holding fish, and as thatch. As an ornamental, G. majestica has attractive foliage and can be grown both indoors and in outdoor gardens. A large member of its genus, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of

Goeppertia macrosepala, known as chufle or macús, is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Other local names include k'uut and xucu. The native range of Goeppertia macrosepala is southern Mexico to western Colombia and Trinidad. Goeppertia macrosepala is used as food. The immature (closed) inflorescences are eaten in El Salvador and have been approved for importation to the United States. In El Salvador the root of Goeppertia macrosepala is used for treating diabetes. Goeppertia macrosepala has sometimes been confused with Goeppertia allouia, but the native ranges of these two plants

Goeppertia libbyana (syn. Calathea libbyana) is an endangered species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, endemic to Napo Province of Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Goeppertia latifolia is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Its native range is Panama to Ecuador and Trinidad. It is used as a food and medicine. Prehistoric Lucayan migrants to the Bahamas brought Goeppertia latifolia with them from their ancestral homelands. The flowers of Goeppertia latifolia do not open spontaneously.

Goeppertia elliptica is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and parts of Brazil. The cultivar 'Vittata' is grown horticulturally. In Guyana, the leaves of Goeppertia elliptica are used for wrapping, such as wrapping fish to roast.

Goeppertia elegans (syn. Calathea elegans) is a plant species belonging to the family Marantaceae native to Colombia and Panama. It resembles Goeppertia cuneata.

Goeppertia curaraya (syn. Calathea curaraya) is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family. It is native to Ecuador and Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Goeppertia chimboracensis is an endangered species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family. It is a perennial endemic to Ecuador. It was first described by Jean Jules Linden. The name chimboracensis refers to the Chimborazo mountains in central Ecuador.

Goeppertia albertii (syn. Calathea albertii) is a species of plant belonging to the genus Goeppertia of the Marantaceae family, native to southeastern Brazil. It has been reported as introduced to El Salvador. Its shiny leaves are spotted white on top and have a purplish tinted underside. The flowers are white. When planted as an ornamental in Georgia, United States, Goeppertia albertii produces a small number of flowers in late summer. Full shade to part shade is recommended. There is a cultivated variety called 'White Tiger'.

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